The self-practice of sport psychologists: Do they practice what they preach?

Sport Psychologist

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 198-210

  Pack, Stephen ^a   Hemmings, Brian ^b   Arvinen Barrow, Monna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenges; Practitioner maturation; Self practice; Understanding self

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904872278     PISSN: 08884781     EISSN: 15432793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.2012-0085     Document Type: Article

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